Summary: Robert Half is seeking an experienced interim Senior Finance Business Partner to manage budgets and engage with senior stakeholders within a UK-wide, multi-site business. The role involves providing financial guidance, producing management accounts, and supporting business growth initiatives. This position is a 15-month fixed-term contract with a hybrid working arrangement based in Bristol. The ideal candidate will have strong business partner experience and relevant qualifications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide insightful financial guidance to site managers and senior management.
- Own the site financials (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cashflow) for relevant legal entities.
- Produce monthly management accounts, budgets, forecasts, investment appraisals, and other financial reports.
- Ensure financial information aligns with company policies, accounting standards, and governance practices.
- Liaise with external auditors as needed.
- Identify financial risks and opportunities impacting business performance.
- Support business growth initiatives through financial analysis of contracts and new opportunities.
- Assess ROI and perform post-project appraisals.
- Drive improvements in financial systems and finance-related processes.
- Coordinate reporting materials with the Finance Business Partnering team and other stakeholders.
- Lead and manage 1 direct report.
- Handle ad-hoc finance or business projects as required.
Key Skills:
- Strong experience in business partner roles.
- Confidence in communicating with colleagues at all levels.
- Skilled in report writing, analysis, and presenting financial information.
- Experience working in fast-paced, multi-site operational businesses.
- ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified (or equivalent).
- Prior private equity experience in an agile organisation (desirable).
- Experience modelling new investment opportunities (desirable).
Salary (Rate): £65,000 per annum
City: Bristol
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Finance
Detailed Description From Employer:
Robert Half are looking for an experienced interim Senior Finance Business Partner to deliver impact within a leading business on an interim basis. This exciting role offers responsibility for managing budgets and engaging with senior stakeholders across a UK-wide, multi-site business. Start date: ASAP (Up until Mid-Feb latest) Duration: 15-month FTC Salary: Up to 65,000 per annum Hybrid: 2 days on site (Bristol office, with occasional travel to other sites needed.) 3 remote. You will report into the UK finance manager and be responsible for: Provide insightful financial guidance to site managers and senior management, ensuring clear understanding of performance against targets and identifying levers to improve results (including Adjusted EBITDA, CAPEX, and Operating Cashflow). Own the site financials (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cashflow) for relevant legal entities. Produce monthly management accounts, budgets, forecasts, investment appraisals, and other financial reports on schedule, presenting key insights to the Head of Finance. Ensure financial information aligns with company policies, accounting standards, and strong governance practices. Liaise with external auditors as needed. Identify financial risks and opportunities impacting business performance, working with senior management to mitigate risks, optimise opportunities, and track delivery of agreed actions. Support business growth initiatives by evaluating contracts, new business opportunities, projects, acquisitions or capex through sound financial analysis. Assess ROI and perform post-project appraisals. Drive improvements in financial systems, performance reporting, and finance-related processes, including P2P and inventory management. Coordinate weekly and monthly reporting materials with the Finance Business Partnering team and other stakeholders to meet deadlines. Lead & manage 1 direct report. Ad-hoc finance or business projects as required. Experience & Qualifications: Essential: Strong experience in business partner roles. Confidence in communicating with colleagues at all levels. Skilled in report writing, analysis and presenting financial information. Experience working in fast-paced, multi-site operational businesses. ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified (or equivalent) Desirable: Prior private equity experience in an agile organisation. Experience modelling new investment opportunities. For more information or to apply, please contact Ben Williams @ Robert Half or apply directly to this advert. Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: gb/en/privacy-notice.